OXNARD—Ventura County offered some good news for local boaters: the boat launch ramp at Channel Islands Harbor re-opened to the boating public as of April 24 – but the re-opening
NEWPORT BEACH—It’s been a while since we’ve run a Standing Watch column. The last two columns in this section focused on the return of Sea Magazine and getting through the
SANTA BARBARA—Santa Barbara’s new Waterfront Director Mike Wiltshire has been on the job for just a little more than two months and said the role is feeling more like home
LONG BEACH—Members of the Long Beach City Council resolved on March 24 to seek a $145 million private placement loan with Bank of America as potential substitute funding for the
VENTURA—Ventura Harbor beaches, beach parking lots and boat launch ramp facility have all been closed as part of the effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and get
NEWPORT BEACH—It’s budgeting season in Newport Beach. City staff is in the budgeting process for Harbor and Beaches Master Plan projects, which include a few significant proposals in 2020 and
SAN FRANCISCO—The 2020 Pacific Cup, which pits sailors against each other in a race from San Francisco to Hawai’i, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Race organizers stated
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—There isn’t an easy way to introduce this story, other than to say we’re living in unprecedented times. We have no idea of what’s ahead and how the world
